In the context of the reading, 'concluded' means the same as ...

• completed

• started

• went on

• stopped

In the context of the reading, 'ensure' means the same as ...

• make sure

• unsure

• not sure

• reassure

In the context of the reading, 'weather' means ...

• survive

• sunny and warm

• prevent

• unusually cold

In the context of the reading, 'boom' means ...

• a period of increased economic activity and expansion

• a loud noise

• a disaster

• a time of hardship and difficulty

In the context of the reading, 'streamline' means ...

• to make something simpler and faster

• to make something stop

• to stop something from happening

• to make something more difficult and slower

In the context of the reading, 'flu' means ...

• negative economic results and activity

• a lot of disease

• an increase in air travel

• a plague of insects

In the context of the reading, 'fluctuations' means ...

• going up and down

• a sharp increase

• a steady decrease

• staying the same level

In the context of the reading, 'collapse' means ...

• dropping sharply

• dropping steadily

• increasing slightly

• increasing sharply

In the context of the reading, 'initiatives' means ...

• proposals

• laws

• facts

• thoughts

In the text, what are the four main areas where the new strategies are going to have an effect?

• human capital, building a knowledge-based economy, government policies and community

• building capital, building an oil-based economy, government policies and community

• using capitals, building a service-based economy, government policing and service

• attracting capital, building a religion-based economy, government control and immunity